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Getting Started <img src=../images/getStartedTrail.gif height=40 width=40 align=top>
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Choose one of these lessons 
and follow its steps
to create your first Java program.
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 border=0>The "Hello World" Application</a>
is where you should start
if you're interested in writing a stand-alone application --
a Java program that executes independently of the HotJava browser.
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is the place to start
if you want to write an applet -- 
a Java program to be included in HTML pages
and executed in the HotJava browser.
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is where you learn to write a protocol handler -- 
a program loaded into HotJava that interprets 
a protocol such as "http:" or "doc:".
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is where you learn to write a content handler -- 
a program loaded into HotJava that interprets files of a certain type,
such as files in a particular graphics format.
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